A case of left-sided infective endocarditis in intravenous drug abuser with mycotic aneurysm and myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronaries
Left-sided Infective endocarditis (IE) is an uncommon occurrence in intravenous drug users (IVDU) in clinical practice. This case describes a 28-year-old male IVDU who presented with abdominal pain, fever, and breathlessness and diagnosed with aortic valve IE. This case highlights the possibility of...
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| description | Left-sided Infective endocarditis (IE) is an uncommon occurrence in intravenous drug users (IVDU) in clinical practice. This case describes a 28-year-old male IVDU who presented with abdominal pain, fever, and breathlessness and diagnosed with aortic valve IE. This case highlights the possibility of left-sided IE in IVDU and rare complications of ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction with Non-obstructive Coronaries and Mycotic Aneurysm (MA) associated with it. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5123e92847744914847413fa7eaa80fe2022-12-22T03:10:52ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Primary Care Specialties2772-36152772-36232021-01-0123919310.4103/jopcs.jopcs_8_21A case of left-sided infective endocarditis in intravenous drug abuser with mycotic aneurysm and myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronariesNitin RustogiSuguna KariLeft-sided Infective endocarditis (IE) is an uncommon occurrence in intravenous drug users (IVDU) in clinical practice. This case describes a 28-year-old male IVDU who presented with abdominal pain, fever, and breathlessness and diagnosed with aortic valve IE. This case highlights the possibility of left-sided IE in IVDU and rare complications of ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction with Non-obstructive Coronaries and Mycotic Aneurysm (MA) associated with it.http://www.jpcsonline.org/article.asp?issn=2772-3615;year=2021;volume=2;issue=3;spage=91;epage=93;aulast=Rustogiendocarditisintravenous drug usersmycotic aneurysmmyocardial infarction |
| spellingShingle | Nitin Rustogi Suguna Kari A case of left-sided infective endocarditis in intravenous drug abuser with mycotic aneurysm and myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronaries Journal of Primary Care Specialties endocarditis intravenous drug users mycotic aneurysm myocardial infarction |
| title | A case of left-sided infective endocarditis in intravenous drug abuser with mycotic aneurysm and myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronaries |
| title_full | A case of left-sided infective endocarditis in intravenous drug abuser with mycotic aneurysm and myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronaries |
| title_fullStr | A case of left-sided infective endocarditis in intravenous drug abuser with mycotic aneurysm and myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronaries |
| title_full_unstemmed | A case of left-sided infective endocarditis in intravenous drug abuser with mycotic aneurysm and myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronaries |
| title_short | A case of left-sided infective endocarditis in intravenous drug abuser with mycotic aneurysm and myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronaries |
| title_sort | case of left sided infective endocarditis in intravenous drug abuser with mycotic aneurysm and myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronaries |
| topic | endocarditis intravenous drug users mycotic aneurysm myocardial infarction |
| url | http://www.jpcsonline.org/article.asp?issn=2772-3615;year=2021;volume=2;issue=3;spage=91;epage=93;aulast=Rustogi |
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